[/url][url="http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en"]http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en[/url] another good firewall is sygate personal firewall (it is also shareware but you can buy pro version)you can download it from here [url="http://smb.sygate.com/support/documents/spf/spf_download.htm"]http://smb.sygate.com/support/documents/spf/spf_download.htm[/url]
anti spyware:ad-aware is a good shareware program that scans your computer for spam you can download a copy from [url="http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5"]http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5[/url] spybots&d is another good shareware program that kills programs that can harm your computer and also has other usefull tools you can download it from [url="http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1"]http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1[/url] when you download it click mode and make sure the advanced tab has a checkmark next to it also i recommand microsoft antispyware get it here [url="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang"]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang[/url]
antivirus:avg free edition is a free antivirus program from grisoft download it here [url="http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10342876.html?tag=lst-0-1"]http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10342876.html?tag=lst-0-1[/url]
free antivirus scans:here are some free antivirus scans trend micro scan on this website [url="http://housecall60.trendmicro.com/en/start_corp.asp?id=scan"]http://housecall60.trendmicro.com/en/start_corp.asp?id=scan[/url]
panda software has a cool antivirus scan too [url="http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan"]http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan[/url] microsoft has a Malicious Software Removal Tool [url="http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx"]http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx[/url] there is alot more but these 3 are the most popular(for me)
test your computers security: [url="http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym"]http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym[/url] [url="http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/default.asp"]http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/default.asp[/url]
here is a cool virus encyclopedia [url="http://www.grisoft.com/doc/Virus+Encyclopaedia/lng/us/tpl/tpl01"]http://www.grisoft.com/doc/Virus+Encyclopaedia/lng/us/tpl/tpl01[/url]
here is a good website if you cant log on [url="http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm"]http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm[/url]
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